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Gene

PRL

prolactin

Summary

Cytogenetic location
6p22.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 6: 22,287,246–22,297,036 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 9.8 kb
Protein
227 amino acids
Also known as
pPRL
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000306482.2NM_000948.6
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads PRL yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How PRL is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 6, with a bracket where PRL sits. PRL and 1 gene near it on chromosome 6, from 21,792,141 to 22,792,140.Chromosome 66p22.3p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.33p21.32p21.31p21.2p21.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q16.1q16.2q16.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26q2721.8 Mb22 Mb22.2 Mb22.4 Mb22.6 MbPRL: 22,287,246–22,297,036, reverse strandPRLHDGFL1: 22,569,566–22,571,666, forward strandHDGFL1Diagram of PRL: 5 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 6Exon 5: 22,287,246–22,287,593, 348 basesExon 4: 22,290,174–22,290,353, 180 basesExon 3: 22,292,538–22,292,645, 108 basesExon 2: 22,294,409–22,294,584, 176 basesExon 1: 22,296,955–22,297,036, 82 bases543215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 0.9 kb of the gene's 9.8 kb; 684 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). PRL gene: prolactin. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/prl

Vancouver

Dante Labs. PRL gene: prolactin [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/prl

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